Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Tiquilia atacamensis (Phil.) A.T.Richardson |
Synonyms | Coldenia atacamensis Phil. |
Coldenia parviflora Phil. | |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-3500m |
Description | leaves oblong-ovate, adaxially white pilose, abaxially hirsute, margins revolute, petiolate, 5-6mm long, flowers solitary, calyx hispid, limb 8-10mm across, tube yellow |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pale bluish violet |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Chile North) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | BORAGINACEAE
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